Real estate transfers recorded in Fairbury week ending June 11 1923
Transfers show multiple owners in Fairbury Nebraska including L W Fisher to Marion Davis for Daykin lots, Hanchett to Daisy Gerard for McDowell add lot, Gage to Henry Bartel for Highland add blocks, Frazier to Marietta for Warren Place, Nutter to Foltz for Highland add block, Fielder to Trefethen for Lindell add, Mendenhall to Moritz for Rives and Highland adds, and Smith et al to Chins for Warren Place. Total orders noted for twine and repairs by Jansen Lumber Co.
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J. Monroe Davis & Son
Fairbury
Nebraska
L. W. Fisher & Ws
Marion Davis
Chester A
Warren Place
George L
Walter Nutter
Harry Foltz
Highland
Raymond J. Fielder
Fred
Bessie Trefethen
Lindell & Hansen
John R. Mendenhall
Frank Moritz
Rives & Hansen’s
Charles W. Smith
Guy R
Alevia Chins
Love Story of Elaine the Lily Maid of Astolat
Elaine known as the lily maid of Astolat dies of a broken heart after loving Sir Lancelot who loves Queen Guinevere. Her body on a barge is sent to King Arthur, a letter declares her love, and she is buried with a tomb recounting unrequited passion from Malory and Tennyson's Idylls of the King.
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Elaine
Astolat
Sir Lancelot
Guinevere
Arthur’s
Palace Wharf
Flaine
Sir Thom 8
Malory
Prince Arthur
Tennyson
Theories as to Diamonds Origin Shattering Fact
The Washington Star surveys explanations for broken diamond fragments in Kimberley mines. Proposed causes include violent rock eruptions, spontaneous cracking, and pressure changes, with modern authorities stressing inclusions like garnet iron pyrites and zircon as primary shattering agents.
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Kimberly
England
Albertus Magnus
Washington Star
The Brides Bacon Joke Sparked at Desk
A Detroit News blurb recalls a newlywed's kitchen mishap as she overdid lard in bacon for breakfast. A businesswoman shares a humorous contrast about adjusting meals for health, noting breakfast timing and prep.
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Detroit News
Holy City Echoes and Waking Watchers Across Pages
Excerpt recounts Jerusalem’s height and sacred mosaics of religions, the Cite’s hills and bazaars, naming diverse faiths and holy sites in a Harper’s Magazine passage. It also recalls early New England practice of waking worshippers with a knobbly staff and fox tail, noting a 17th century incident where a sleeper named Tomlins caused a startled clash.
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Jerusalem
Solomon
Omar
Harper’s Magazine
New England
Allen Bridges
Mr. Tomlins
There is where I belong says Lowell at institution
A Boston Transcript item recounts poet James Russell Lowell humorously noting he belongs at a hospital for incurably young. The piece contrasts elders who feel they never fully mature with a quip about a youth hospital.
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Janes Russell Lowell
Boston Transcript
Red Coral Trade Through Asia And Mediterranean Routes
Fragments trace red coral trade from early Han era to Far East markets. Poem mentions Yung Pai and a 2nd century report from China on Mediterranean coral fisheries. Later entries note inclusion in Chinese materia medica and links to Celtic races and Roman trade with the Cetaceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Y’ung Pai
China
Mediterra Sea
India
Freight Trading and Local Market Update
The local markets list wheat corn oats potatoes and eggs with prices and noted shipments. Market notes indicate regular Wednesday updates and weekly market figures to be finalized after dealer reports before press.
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Fast’s Store
J. JU. Fast
Jefferson County
Avi
Vis
First National Bank Nebr
Jansen Lumber Co
Jansen Light & Power Co
A. J. Thiessen
Jansen Drug Co
Eastman Kodaks and Films
A. J. Friesen
Mgr
Holy City
Christ
Omaha
Denva
Omaha (i
St. Joe
St. Joe Line
R. W. Murray
Jansen News
Endicott
Dan
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